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SPARTANBURG, S.C.
– The USC Upstate women's soccer season will
officially come to a close on Sunday afternoon as the Spartans host
the Bucs of ETSU at 1:00 p.m. at County University Soccer
Stadium.

Sunday will also be senior day and
Upstate will honor its graduating seniors, Oleva DuRant, Catherine
Nolff, Alyssa
Roegner and Leigh Ward,
prior to the match. Fans are encouraged to arrive early so
they can be on hand for the pre-match ceremony that will begin at
approximately 12:40 p.m.

At A Glance...

• Scouting the Bucs

• Looking Back at Kennesaw State and Mercer

• A Division I First

• Freshmen Pace the
Spartans

Scouting the Bucs

ETSU enters the final weekend of play
with a 7-7-2 record and sits 3-5-1 in conference play. The
Bucs have 10 conference points and they are two points behind
Campbell for the final Atlantic Sun Conference tournament
spot. Last weekend ETSU fell on the road at Mercer, 3-0,
before battling to a 1-1 draw at Kennesaw State.

Ramey Kerns and Terri Miller are the
offensive leaders for ETSU. Kerns leads the team with six
goals, while Miller has five. Kerns also leads the team in
points (13). Meanwhile, Miller leads the team in shots (50)
and shots on goal (22), while ranking second in points (11).
Megan Masch has seen the majority of action between the pipes for
the Bucs. In nearly 1,300 minutes of play, she has made 30
saves while allowing 17 goals (1.18 GAA) for a 7-7-1 record with
three shutouts.

Fans not in attendance can watch the
action live online at ASun.TV by visiting the service's web site,
www.asun.tv, and clicking on the USC Upstate tab. Fans can also
receive live statistical updates by visiting the official Upstate
Athletics Web site at www.upstatespartans.com.

Looking Back at Kennesaw State
and Mercer

In the match at Kennesaw State, the
Owls and the Spartans battled to a halftime draw, but KSU posted
two goals in the second half to claim the 2-0 win. With the
Owls' goal in the 49th-minute, Rachel
Collins shutout streak ended at 295:44, which is the longest
streak for a Spartan keeper since the 2004 season when Diana
Wabnitz posted a scoreless streak of 407:23 from Sept. 9, 2004 to
Oct. 6, 2004. On Sunday, Upstate fell at Mercer, 2-1.
Upstate tied the match at 1-1 in the 26th-minute when Kimberly
Ledwell scored on an assist from Jessica
Jackyra. The match appeared to be heading to halftime a
1-1 draw, but Mercer scored with just 22 seconds remaining to take
a 2-1 lead and that proved to be the final tally.

Collins Earns Defensive Player
of the Week Honors

After leading Upstate to a pair of
scoreless draws against Stetson (10/8) and Florida Gulf Coast
(10/10), freshman goalkeeper Rachel Collins was honored by the
A-Sun as the Defensive Player of the Week. It was the first
weekly award for the Raleigh, N.C., native and it was also the
first weekly award for the women's soccer program since the move to
Division I in 2007. Collins held two of the top teams in the
conference scoreless (Stetson entered the weekend tied for fourth,
while FGCU entered Sunday in first-place). The 12 saves
Collins recorded against the Eagles is the best single-match
performance in conference play this season.

The Freshman
Experience

First-year head coach Renee Lopez has
counted on her senior leaders, but she has also received help along
the way from her freshmen. In the match against Morehead
State (9/10), Danielle
White delivered the game-winner as Upstate claimed the 1-0 win
for its first win of 2010. Against Alabama State (9/19), it
was Jessica Jackyra who notched the game-winner, as the Spartans
downed the Hornets 2-0; White also scored a goal in that
match. Against Lipscomb (9/26), Jessica Jackyra struck again,
this time with a blast from 35 yards out, to lift Upstate to its
first conference win of the season. In the match at
Jacksonville (10/1), Rachel
Curd scored her first collegiate goal, while Kimberly Ledwell
notched her first career goal at Mercer (10/17).

2 for 15

Freshman Jessica Jackyra leads the
Spartans with two-game winning goals in 2010. The freshman
scored her first collegiate goal at Alabama State on Sept. 19 to
give the Spartans a 1-0 advantage. Upstate went on to defeat
the Hornets, 2-0, in Montgomery, Ala. The Upstate defender
scored her second goal of the season against Lipscomb (Sept.
26). Jackyra's blast from 35 yards found the back of the net,
helping the Spartans earn its first conference win of the
campaign. Not only does number 15 lead Upstate in
game-winners, she is near the top of the conference, as she is tied
for fourth.

All-Tournament
Trio

Three different Spartans earned
All-Tournament honors at the 2010 Border Classic hosted by Under
Armour and Gardner-Webb (9/10, 12). Senior Catherine
Nolff was named to the team for the second consecutive
season. Nolff along with Ashleigh
Barkley and Courtney
Mack helped solidify the back line for the Spartans as Upstate
claimed the 1-0 victory against Morehead State (9/10).

Second to None

When Renee Lopez was hired on Nov. 18,
2009 as head coach, she immediately hit the recruiting trail.
Lopez signed a total of 12 freshmen to her first recruiting class
and not only is that the largest freshman class in the Atlantic Sun
Conference, but only one other school in the entire nation has 12
incoming freshmen for the 2010 season. Joining the Spartans
with 12 freshmen are the Argos from West Florida, a Division II
institution located in Pensacola, Fla.

The Energizer
Bunny

Not only has senior Catherine Nolff
seen action in all 17 games for the Spartans this season, the
Columbia, S.C., native has not left the field for a single
second. Nolff has played all 1586:21 on the pitch for
first-year head coach Renee Lopez.

Fort Collins

Freshman Rachel Collins made her
collegiate debut in the match against Charleston Southern.
The Raleigh, N.C., native recorded nine saves in the first half and
finished with 14 saves. Her 14 saves tied a school-record as
she joined Diana Wabnitz, Samantha Spradley and Brittany Daughtry
as the only players to accomplish the feat. Collins is the
only freshman to record 14 saves in a single match. Her 14
saves is also a single-match high in the A-Sun this season.
In the match against Lipscomb (Sept. 26), Collins made eight saves
as she helped the Spartans earn their first conference victory of
the 2010 season. It was also the first shutout victory for
the first-year Spartan. She has recorded two other shutouts
this season, both 0-0 draws. Those came at home against
Stetson (Oct. 8) and Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 10).

In 2010, Collins has tallied a total of
113 saves, including a 12-save match against Florida Gulf Coast, a
10-save match against Wofford as well as a pair of nine-save
outings against Furman and Gardner-Webb. Collins leads the
conference in both saves and saves per match (6.65). Collins
also ranks third in save percentage (.807), while ranking tied for
fourth in shutouts (3) and tied for seventh in shutouts per match
(0.18). In conference matches, Collins leads the way with 57
saves and also ranks first in saves per match (6.33). She is
tied for third in shutouts (3), ranks tied for fourth in shutouts
per match (0.33) and sits fifth in save percentage (.803).

Barrow Named as Player to Watch
by TopDrawerSoccer

Each season TopDrawerSoccer.com lists
its preseason top 20 players to watch in each conference.
This season, Ashlee
Barrow was ranked 16th in the list of 20 players from the
Atlantic Sun Conference. The Fishkill, N.Y., native was named
to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team in 2009 and has an outstanding
preseason to begin her sophomore season. With her selection
to the All-Freshman Team, she became the first Spartan since 2006
and the first since the move to D-I to earn all-conference
honors. Aside from the All-Freshman Team accolades in 2009,
Barrow earned All-Academic Team honors from the A-Sun as well as
Upstate's Coach's Award and the Wilde Soccer Scholarship.

Miss Dependable

Senior Catherine Nolff has appeared in
every match during her Spartan career. Nolff, a senior from
Columbia, S.C., has appeared in 73 matches and has started 72.
Nolff is the all-time D-I era leader for games played and games
started. With her start at Kennesaw State (10/15) she passed
Diana Wabnitz (2002-06) for second all-time in matches started and
is tied for third with Wabnitz in matches played.

Mary Rea was named as an assistant
women's soccer coach on July 16, 2010 and joined the third and
final Spartanburg four-year institution. Prior to joining the
Spartan coaching staff, Rea served as an assistant coach at
Converse College during the 2009 season. Converse is a NCAA
Division II institution and is a member of Conference
Carolinas. She was a four year letterwinner at Wofford
College from 2004-08, where she earned defensive MVP honors as a
freshman and team MVP accolades as a junior. Rea, who earned
all-academic honors for her hard work in the classroom, was a team
captain as a senior.

This Day in
History

On today's game date, Oct. 24, these
notable events occurred: Telegrams were sent coast to coast for the
first time in the U.S. California Justice Stephen J. Field was the
first in line to send a message. The recipient was President
Abraham Lincoln (1871)... The George Washington Bridge was opened,
linking New York City with New Jersey. The bridge became a famous
New York landmark and has been featured in many movies and TV shows
(1931)... It was the first World Series won by a team from outside
of the United States. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves
in the sixth game (4-3 in 11 innings) and won the Series, four
games to two (1992)... Chart toppers included: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
by Manfred Mann (1964) and "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
(1980)... Notable birthdays include: Actor Kevin Kline (1947) and
Professional Golfer and British Open Champion Ian Baker-Finch
(1960)

On this day in Spartan history (Oct. 24), volleyball's Megan
Healey sets a D-I era record for services aces (5) in a five-set
match (vs. Stetson) (2008).

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